Moving Towards the Base (Up and Down)

Author: Isaac Asimov
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Traditionally, the past is history, and yesterday is history. But Isaac Asimov was different. His Foundation series wrote about "the history of the future," "the history of a distant future," and "the history of tomorrow!" Asimov, this "historian of the future," this "American Sima Qian," used an "epic" brushstroke and the grand chapters of the Foundation series to narrate the dramatic and stories of the "Galactic Empire," the "Foundation" (often simply called "the Foundation"), the Second Foundation, and that of the "Mule," offering the "history of the future" to readers in a vivid and captivating way. Asimov's science fiction always introduces fantastical elements that are fresh and innovative, becoming a model for later science fiction. The reason why a master is a master lies in the fact that they can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary with just one stroke. His three great series—Robots, Empire, and Foundation—each have their own unique charm. Even now that we are very familiar with his works, we still cannot help but admire his creativity back then. Under the reign of Cleon I, the Galactic Empire struggled to maintain its unity and prosperity, but its decline continued. This was primarily due to the complex political and economic factors within the empire, which no one at the time could solve. Cleon's second Prime Minister, Hari Seldon, developed psychohistory, a method of predicting the future, to save the empire. To this end, he established the Second Foundation at the farthest reaches of the stars, which echoed the Foundation. Hari Seldon, Dors Venabili, Wanda Seldon, and others are filled with legendary charm, and the plot developments are utterly unimaginable. However, the opposing forces are extraordinarily powerful, making it impossible to predict who will ultimately prevail. Can they restore the Galactic Empire? What will the outcome be? It seems that the only way to uncover the mysteries is to journey to the Foundation.